THIS IS THE UK ORIGINAL PRESSING on THE VINYL FACTORY/VIRGIN label. TRIFOLD COVER BLACK INNERS BOOK HYPE STICKER CD 180g. The cover is in EX condition: normal wear and without any major deterioration, but light discolouration/wear on corners, left spine is fully readable INSIDE PANELS also in great condition CD Orange COVER is in VG condition, with split and tear please for details see photos. Vinyls in EX condition barely played .
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MASSIVE ATTACK
A Bristol collective whose combination of dark rhythms, reverb-laden guitars,
and atmospheric samples helped pioneer the laid-back sound of trip-hop.
HELIGOLAND
tracklisting: please, for tracklist see dedicated pictures
2010 2xVinyl, LP, Abum Vinyl, 12 , EP THE VINYL FACTORY RECORDS VF013
MADE IN ENGLAND ORIGINAL PRESSING LTD. DELUXE EDITION
TRIFOLD COVER BLACK INNERS BOOK 180GR HYPE STICKER CD
NOTES: Deluxe Triple Gatefold Edition featuring unique black-glitter coated cover artwork.
Two 180-gram heavyweight vinyl records, containing Heligoland s 10 tracks, crafted on the EMI 1400.
Exclusive bonus 180-gram heavyweight 12 vinyl, containing four additional tracks and remixes.
Exclusive 28-page booklet, featuring Robert Del Naja artwork and Massive Attack tour photography.
CD, containing full album, housed in a plain orange vellum slipcase.
Barcode only on shrinkwrap.
Recorded at 100 Suns and Robot Club, Bristol, Attic Studios, Bristol, 13, London,
Stickydisc Recordings, Brooklyn and UML / Amber, NYC.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
Barcode: 5099960946713
Label Code: none
LABEL: VINYL FACTORY/VIRGIN - BLACK LABEL - YELLOW TEXT
Catalog on cover: VF013
Catalog on labels: none
Matrix / Runout Side A : VF 013 LP A-1
Matrix / Runout Side B : VF 013 LP B-1
Matrix / Runout Side C : VF 013 LP C-1
Matrix / Runout Side D : VF 013 LP D-1 Alex illi
Matrix / Runout Side E : VF 013 RECORD 2 A-2 CHRISTIAN aABBEYROAD
Matrix / Runout Side F : VF 013 RECORD 2 B-1
Matrix / Runout CD : 6094662 A991567-01 ifpi L573
Mastering SID Code: ifpi L573
On labels: please, for details see dedicated pictures
On Back Cover: Tracklist
grading
RECORDS EX but please, read above description
SLEEVE VG but please, see pictures and read above description
The sound of Massive Attack circa 2010 has some similarities to what the group has done in the past, but overall, this represents a radical shift in music-making. Granted, most of the Massive Attack hallmarks are still here: gripping music laden with tension and dread, a production that sounds fathoms deep, and an insular worldview represented by a cast of vocalists both new and old. The new voices include Damon Albarn, Hope Sandoval, Elbow s Guy Garvey, and TV on the Radio s Tunde Adebimpe. What s immediately apparent, however, from the opener Pray for Rain is the sparseness and understated air on display here. With Adebimpe on vocals, the track begins with a rattling of bones and a resigned air whose closest predecessor is In a Lonely Place by New Order a group who practically defined the word understated with their music prior to 1982 . This certainly isn t the Massive Attack that floated the smoothest British house of the early 90s, and more surprisingly, it s also not the Massive Attack that created dense, immersive trip-hop during the 90s and early 2000s. At times, it s clear that Robert Del Naja and Neil Davidge s work on soundtracks during the 2000s has adversely affected their main project, resulting in music that skirts the background as often as not. Heligoland often sounds like a soundtrack, most likely the score to some dystopic thriller... AllMusic
